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I think most posters are missing the point.

Thailand is preparing to offer health insurance to migrant workers living in Thailand, as well as to expatriates and their families.

They want to SELL insurance to foreigners. It is not about worrying about whether or not non-nationals are a burden on the medical welfare system, they are not... there is no free care for non-nationals here.

I see this as a money grab. Looking at quotes I have seen for health insurance I was quoted here, they were low coverage and hugely expensive compared to insurers located overseas. So I expect that someone has a financial interest in selling low value insurance to non-nationals. I would not be surprised if the payouts are hard to get too. Just someone trying to grab more money from foreigners and give minimum in return.

I was tempted to reply to the OP yesterday, but having read quite few replies felt drowned by the negative response. I revisited the OP today and thought what the hell, so here goes......

I purchased travel insurance here in Thailand for the first time about 10 years ago which I renew on an annual basis.

A couple of years ago whilst in Shanghai, I picked up an infection which required a day in a private hospital which my hotel arranged for me.

When I returned to Thailand I went to the insurance company’s

office, produced the hospital bill along with a letter from the doctor who

treated me, completed a claim form which was checked by 2 members of staff. I

was asked to sit down and wait for 15 minutes whilst the paperwork was

processed and a cheque for the full amount would be available for me to take

with me.

What can I say, excellent service.

BlackPuddingBertha

Posted Today, 17:31

What is any vessel with a motor doing within 5 miles of any beach where people are swimming? All such things (jet-skis, powerboats etc.) should be completely banned, not least because they are a noisy nuisance.

This is a very tragic accident, please have a sensible perspective on the issue.

How near is the circuit to completion. If so the latest images of the circuit would be nice.

All I. Can say is well done Bangers?

Maybe. You could let, Kayalami,, Watkins Glen, Monza, Paul Ricard Spa Francochamp, Brands Hatch, Imaloa, + of course Silverstone +others kow where they all went wrong, as they have all been excluded, or threatened with exclusion from the F1 calenda.

Jb1

Jimbeam1

Not sure of your point, Bernie owns Paul Ricard…….

I flew Thai 4 times this year with deplorable service. I will not fly them again unless absolutely necessary. They must be the joke of all the SE Asia airlines at this point in time.

drdoom6996

Would you care to expand on the “deplorable service”?

I would believe,

that event is sponsored & run by the activities + enterprise of the Austrian, International arm - F 1, MotoGp

and overall Motorsport Part of the Red Bull conglomerate which, as I see it,

has not much to do with the Bangkok incident and should not be thrown in the same pot!

Alfredo, Would it be fair to point out that Red Bull GMBH is 51% Thai owned?

Hmmm, cup–O-coffee, an interesting and highly critical response to the article.

Would you care to give a point by point detailed outline of how you think the education system in Thailand should be restructured? It is generally accepted that it is in dire need of radical change.

I eagerly await your post

Arrived from Tokyo last Wednesday 16 Oct 00.50hrs. Should have arrived Tues 15 23.00hrs Passport stamped Wed 16 Oct. From reading previous replies to this post, the date stamp on entry is not consistent.

I have read all of the reply's on this post, there are many interesting and valid points made.

Sorry to say, this is now a battle between old money and new money.

Anyone know the aisle for United Airlines Check-in at Suvarnabhumi Airport. Travelling to Narita next month, anything I should know or be aware of.

Thanks in anicipation.

I recently purchased an EGREAT EG-R2A Media player.

I am very happy with the player and it is working well. Unfortunately the instuction book does not explain how to use the "Bookmark Facility" when I am playing a movie, I press the bookmark button on the remote and the bookmark Icon appears in the top left hand corner of the screen indicating that a bookmark has been made. How do I return to that bookmark later in the playback.

What do you want the VPN for?

No need to pay for a service, there's plenty of free ways to do it.

Thanks for your reply, would you care to explain the alternative ways to access UK resident only web sites.

Any information would be appreciated on the various VPN services available to the UK. I have a 3BB 5mb premium DSL connection and already subscribe to a VPN service but am experiencing problems with securing a worthwhile connection to the UK.

I have tested my connection speed with several internet speed testers and am getting between 4.5mb and 4.9mb.

I have read the Thai Visa forum policy on discussing VPN’s so I am not able to discuss the matter in fine detail.

Thank you in advance for any replies I may receive.